Cworzala@hprd.net

Chantal Worzala is a Health Policy Advisor with Health Policy R&D, a health policy firm in Washington, D.C., affiliated with the law firm of Powell Goldstein LLP. Health Policy R&D offers its clients a wide range of specialized services, including research, design and analysis of health policy proposals. Ms. Worzala draws on her professional experience and technical expertise to develop strategic health policy solutions and effective business plans for clients.

Dr. Worzala previously served as Senior Associate Director for Policy for the American Hospital Association, focusing on health information technology (IT) use and policy development, including health IT adoption, information exchange, standards development, Stark regulations, privacy and related issues. She also served as the AHA's liaison to government and other entities involved in setting health IT policy, including the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, the American Health Information Community, the Certification Commission on Health Information Technology, and the Health Information Technology Standards Panel.

Prior to her work with the AHA, Dr. Worzala served as Senior Analyst for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, where she proposed, researched and developed policy recommendations for Congress on Medicare payment policy and broader health policy questions. Her primary areas of focus included: payments for services delivered in hospital outpatient departments, health information technology, payment and coverage of new technologies, supplemental coverage (e.g., Medigap), access to care and managed care. Her work also included hospital inpatient and physician payment issues.
 

EDUCATION

PhD, Health Services Research, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
MPA, Public Affairs/Domestic Policy, Princeton University
BA, University of Wisconsin - Madison